Join us for the kickoff event in the Climate + Justice + Cities Speaker series!
Youth are leading the discussion on climate justice in our cities and on the world stage. How do young leaders maintain hope while facing the defining challenge of our time? Listen and learn from internationally recognized youth advocates in the fight for climate justice.
Date: Thursday February 3, 2021
Time: 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time
You can register by clicking this link.
Naomi Leung (they/she) is an 18-year-old racial and climate justice organizer and Chinese Malaysian setter on unceded and unsurrendered Coast Salish territories. They are a first-year student at the University of British Columbia studying sciences. She has a background organizing for climate justice education to be taught in K-12 schools across so-called “British Columbia” with Climate Education Reform BC, and with Sustainabiliteens, a youth climate action group in Metro Vancouver.
Autumn Peltier is a water protector and referred to as a “Water Warrior” who has been advocating for the protection of Nibi & Mother Earth since the age of 7. Her film “The Water Walker” gained international acclaim as Autumn shared the reality that exists across our land and her journey to address the UN in NYC. She was inspired and mentored by her Great Auntie Josephine Mandamin, former Chief Water Commissioner of the Anishinabek Nation.
Winner of the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize, Kehkashan Basu is an iconic global influencer, environmentalist, champion of women and children’s rights, TEDx speaker, Climate Reality Mentor, author, musician, peace and sustainability campaigner. A Forbes 30 Under 30 and the first-ever Winner of the Voices Youth Gorbachev-Schultz Legacy Award for her work on nuclear disarmament, Kehkashan is a UN-HR Champion, a National Geographic Young Explorer, a UN-Habitat Young City Champion, the Regional Organizing Partner for North America for the NGO Major Group and one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence.
Jessica Green is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. She is cross-appointed in the School of Environment and has previously held positions at Case Western University (in Cleveland, OH) and New York University (in NYC).
